Czech Republic

from Global Money Week Annual Report 2022

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GMW national coordinator: Ministry of Finance Participating organisations: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Czech National Bank, EFPA Czech Republic, yourchance, 750 schools, 15 children’s homes, 5 financial institutions and banks (eská spořitelna, ČSOB, Modrá pyramida, Raiffeisenbank, Komerční banka), 30 other organisations, including Česká bankovní asociace, ABC finančního vzdělávání, Metodika, Finanční gramotnost, Knihovny, MHMP, MČ Praha 1, Česká mincovna, Zámek Hluboš z.ú., Sazka Total number of participating organisations: 800 Number of children and young people reached directly: 31,338 Number of adults reached directly: 1,500 Number of people reached indirectly: Not reported

In the Czech Republic, GMW participants took part in traditional online competitions, games and educational programmes provided by different financial institutions. Debates were hosted in libraries, schools and public places. Online gatherings, focused on financial topics such as budgeting, start-ups, securing a stable financial future, and more. Some financial institutions ran open days doors. The closing ceremony of GMW was held at the Czech National Bank.

GMW2022 included popular digital competitions and games, such as “FinGRplay” tournament, “Rozpočti si to!”, “Soutěž Finanční gramotnost” and “Financial Literacy Competition.” Special prizes for winners were presented by the Minister of Finance. Lectures, project days and workshops took place in many schools and children’s homes in the country. In 2022, a Student Companies Fair was introduced and organised by Junior Achievement. Participants noted that their favourite activities were webinars with successful well-known business owners.